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Influencer's bizarre plot to steal domain name results in hefty jail term
By Trevor Mogg	 December 9, 2019 11:50PM PST
A social media influencer who resorted to extreme measures in a bid to secure a website domain name was this week given a 14-year jail term for his efforts.
The offender, Rossi Lorathio Adams II, 27, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ran a social media company called State Snaps that he founded while a student at Iowa State University in 2015.
More than a million people followed his Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter accounts, which, according to the Department of Justice, "mostly contained images and videos of young adults engaged in crude behavior, drunkenness, and nudity." The content featured mainly students at Iowa State University, and despite college officials' protestations, Adams continued uploading material to the accounts.
With the sites becoming more popular, Adams decided he wanted to buy the doitforstate.com domain, as "do it for state" had become a popular slogan among his followers. And that's where the trouble really started.
The domain was already owned by another Cedar Rapids resident, prompting Adams to embark on a campaign to try to obtain it.
When the domain owner refused to sell it for what Adams deemed to be a reasonable price, the offender threatened one of the domain owner's friends by sending him gun emojis after he used the domain to promote a number of events.
But the story took an even uglier turn in June 2017 when Adams called on his cousin, Sherman Hopkins Jr., to help. Hopkins, a convicted felon, was given the task of forcing the domain owner to hand over ownership of the domain.
House visit
Adams drove Hopkins to the victim's home, handing his cousin a note explaining how to transfer ownership of the domain name.
The Department of Justice said in its report on the case, "When Hopkins entered the victim's home in Cedar Rapids, he was carrying a cellular telephone, a stolen gun, a taser, and he was wearing a hat, pantyhose on his head, and dark sunglasses on his face."
The report goes on to describe what happened next: "The victim was upstairs and heard Hopkins enter the home. From the top of a staircase, the victim saw Hopkins with the gun on the first floor. Hopkins shouted at the victim, who then ran into an upstairs bedroom and shut the door, leaning up against the door to stop Hopkins from entering."
Pursuing the victim, Hopkins "kicked the door open, grabbed the victim by the arm and demanded to know where he kept his computer." Hopkins then ordered the man to turn on the computer and get online.
The report said Hopkins "put the firearm against the victim's head and and ordered him to follow the directions on the demand note." A scuffle then took place in which the gun went off, firing a bullet into the victim's leg. As the fight continued, the injured man managed to seize control of the gun before shooting Hopkins "multiple times" in the chest. He then called the police.
On Monday, December 9, Adams was handed a 14-year jail term after a jury earlier this year found him guilty of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by force, threats, and violence.
Hopkins survived the gunshots and was sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2018.
When it comes to securing a domain name, this is certainly one of the stranger stories we've heard, leading us to conclude that in some circumstances it may be better to simply think of another one.
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There is no shortage of opinions on whether it is better to save in an RRSP or a TFSA. It is best to maximize your contributions to both, but realistically most people can't do this, and so they have to choose. Which option is better depends greatly on how you handle money.
For the very rational person who never makes foolish financial mistakes, the decision comes down to the difference between the tax rate when you contribute money and the tax rate later when you withdraw money. To understand this, it is best to think of RRSP savings as partly belonging to you and partly belonging to the government in the form of taxes.
Suppose that your marginal tax rate is 40% and you're trying to decide whether to put $10,000 in an RRSP and get a $4000 tax refund or just put $6000 in a TFSA. If your tax rate when you withdraw the money is still 40%, then it is as though the RRSP is holding $6000 of your money and $4000 of the government's money. Suppose that after decades of growth, your savings grow by 10 times. You would either have $60,000 in your TFSA or $100,000 in your RRSP of which you'd keep only $60,000 after taxes. So, you end up with the same amount of money after taxes whether you use an RRSP or a TFSA.
However, if your marginal tax rate is likely to be higher when you start to spend your savings than it was when you saved the money, then a TFSA is better; otherwise an RRSP is better.
One small advantage of an RRSP is that U.S. dividends have withholding taxes in a TFSA but not in an RRSP.
Another advantage of an RRSP is that it gives downside protection. Suppose that you lose your job and are unable to find other work that pays anywhere near as well, possibly because of poor health or outdated skills. You may be forced to sell off your savings over time. In this case, your lower income makes your marginal tax rate lower and you'll get to keep more of your RRSP money (after taxes) than you would have in a TFSA.
An advantage of a TFSA is that if you dip into your savings, you're allowed to put the money back starting the next year. With an RRSP, you lose your room permanently if you make a withdrawal. However, this is really only a significant advantage if you're later able to completely fill up both your RRSP and TFSA, which is highly unlikely for most people.
Overall, the rational choice is guided by marginal tax rates at the time of saving and withdrawing, with the edge going to an RRSP when the tax rates are close.
All of the previous logic goes out the window if you tend to make common financial mistakes like wasting found money. Sadly, far too many people do not handle money very well and it is best to take your money personality into account when making decisions.
If you tend to spend tax refunds foolishly, then RRSPs are a problem because you'll lose most of the advantage of the tax break, but will still have to pay taxes later when you withdraw from your RRSP. A potential remedy for this problem is to use a T1213 form to get your refund throughout the year instead of getting a big lump sum at the end of the year.
If the ease of dipping into a TFSA makes this money too tempting to leave alone when you're eyeing the latest iThing from Apple, then you're better off with an RRSP. If you would dip into an RRSP as well just to get a tenth pair of nice boots, then the whole question of RRSP or TFSA is moot for you.
If you can't understand that contributing $10,000 to a TFSA is more valuable than contributing the same amount to an RRSP because a fraction of the RRSP contents really belong to the government, then maybe you're better off with a TFSA.
Overall, the choice of RRSP or TFSA starts with your money personality. In the end what matters is which type of account will lead to you having the most retirement savings after taxes and after you make all the financial mistakes you tend to make. If you really are very rational with money, then the decision boils down to marginal tax rates.


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Movies I Have Seen Lately
Posted by The Baron on June 1, 2009 at 8:09pm in Movies and TV
Saw a Takashi Miike picture called The Great Yokai War. "Yokai" is a Japanese term for monsters from folklore, as opposed to the more familiar kaiju. It's a kids' picture, about a young boy from Tokyo sent out to live in the countryside with his older sister and his intermittently senile grandfather. When a vengeful spirit appears, the boy gets caught up in a war between warring groups of yokai and must find his courage to become the "Kirin Rider", the hero who will set everything to rights. It's not a bad picture - nothing deep, but an amusing story. Some of the yokai are really trippy, Japanese folklore can get pretty "out there", apparently.
Permalink Reply by Doctor Hmmm? on July 8, 2022 at 7:03am
And now I'm imagining a medley/mashup of Easy Street and Ease on Down the Road.
In my head, it works!
THE WIZ: I will always associate The Wiz with Annie for two reasons: 1) We played a medley of both in concert band, and 2) I didn't see the actual movies for the first time until some 20-25 years ex post facto. (Today I can't get "Ease on Down the Road" out of my head.)
Permalink Reply by Jeff of Earth-J on July 9, 2022 at 11:29am
THE FURY OF THE WOLFMAN (Spanish, 1972): "While traveling in the nountains, a man is attacked by a mysterious creature that promptly departs, leaving no trace of its presence. Unbeknownst to the man, he has been attacked by a werewolf and now he's inherited the curse associated with such creatures. Now our hero must race against time to rid himself of this dreaded affliction before the next full moon."
Sounds pretty standard, doesn't it? Think again. It opens with a but of prose obviously ripped off from based on the old Universal films ("Even a man who is pure of heart and says his prayers at night..."). Oddly, the whole "werewolf bite" thing was antecedent action; yes, by the time to movie begins, he has already been bitten. His "origin" (such as it is) is relayed through a series of poorly edited montage shots. At one point, the werewolf victim is driving a car, loses control and crashes into a tree. This is conveyed by the director entirely by close-ups of the man's face alternating with close-ups of the man's feet working the brake petal. then there is one quick shot of a car, followed by the camera being run toward a tree. We don't even get to see wrecked car!
The man staggers home, bloodied, through a rainstorm. He arrives to find his wife in bed with another man, He turns into a werewolf and kills them both. Just a word here about his fighting style. One might expect a werewolf to go for the throat, but he bites his female victims on the neck, vampire style. One might similarly expect him to slash with his claws, but he punches his male victims, like a boxer would. He wanders out into the rain, comes upon a downed electrical pole, grabs a livewire and kills himself. We are now 20 minutes into the film. Then it gets weird.
He is brought back to life by a female mad scientist. She lives in a castle. She has a female assistant who falls in love with the werewolf guy (and vice versa). She keeps the (involuntary) subjects of her upcoming experiments locked in the dungeon, where they apparently pass the time by engaging in a constant orgy. There is a guy in a "Phantom of the Opera" mask (who ends up being the scientist's father) and at least two "knights" in suits of armor running around the castle. Neither Tracy nor I could follow the plot. We kept asking each other, "What's going on now?" I can't really recommend this movie to anyone unless you like puzzles. Maybe you can figure out what's going on.
Permalink Reply by Tracy of Moon-T on July 9, 2022 at 12:36pm
In addition to punching his male victims, he runs around the castle and countryside making sounds more like the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil than any wolf.
The female mad scientist believes she can mind control people and dominate them. The tormented wolf man and the student assistant were being controlled but once they read about themselves in a journal, they were cured.
Permalink Reply by JD DeLuzio on July 9, 2022 at 1:19pm
The Velvet Vampire (1971) aka The Cemetery Girls: The Corman factory decides to cash in on the success of contemporaneous vampire films with softcore erotic elements. Stephanie Rothman, the rare woman among the era's exploitation filmmakers, co-wrote and directed this occasionally interesting but tonally incoherent flick about a young couple invited to stay with a mysterious woman, Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall), who is.... gosh, see if you can guess:
(a) a vampire
(b) bisexual
(c) all of the above
(d) it's (c), right? Is it (c)? I bet it's (c)!
The film is an odd blend with some effective direction and uneven acting. Sherri Miles was clearly cast for her looks and willingness to do softcore scenes than for her acting ability. She's not a bad actor; she's just not especially good. The owner of the art gallery where the couple meet the bisexual vampire (urrgh! Sorry! I forgot to post a Spoiler tag!) is named "Stoker." This film is worth seeing if:
(a) You're a pre-Anne-Rice-era vampire completist
(b) You're a fan of early 70s exploitation films
(c) You absolutely have to see any movie where a vampire asks someone if he knows how to drive a dune buggy.
Permalink Reply by The Baron on July 9, 2022 at 2:07pm
Doubtless named for Sheridan Le Fanu, who wrote the vampire novel Carmilla.
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Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall)
Permalink Reply by Jeff of Earth-J on July 10, 2022 at 9:54am
I answered "C" to both questions. (Tracy, OTOH, wants to see a bisexual vampire.)
HOUSE OF THE LIVING DEAD (1973): "An insane scientist has been experimenting with the transfer of souls between human beings. The crazed doctor has conducted his nefarious deeds upon even his own family members, including the exchange of his own soul into his brother's body. With his soul inhabiting a new body, the madman believes he can continue his experiments uninterrupted."
This movie takes place on a plantation in South Africa in the 19th century. It is easily as confusing as The Fury of the Wolfman (neither Tracy nor I was certain when the switch of "souls" was made; he keeps them in jars of colored gasses), but not nearly as "entertaining." I am pretty sure that Chester Gould must have seen this movie at some point because he used one of the bizarre murders in Dick Tracy in order to show why the murderer shouldn't've been able to get away with it. Nothing really happens until the last five minutes of the film; in fact, one could watch just the last five minutes and know all there is to know and not have wasted an hour and a half.
Permalink Reply by Richard Willis on July 10, 2022 at 6:21pm
The Velvet Vampire (1971) aka The Cemetery Girls: The Corman factory decides to cash in on the success of contemporaneous vampire films with softcore erotic elements.
I just watched this after recording it from TCM. It has its moments. The gutsy thing they did (according to IMDB trivia) was to go to the bus station and film the portion of the ending that takes place there (a lot of running). They apparently just showed up and started filming without approval, so all the people you see except for the cop are just civilians. Next, they apparently go across the street to the Olvera Street historical area, presumably also without approval. (The Olvera Street historical area is across from the train station, not the bus station.)
Sherri Miles was clearly cast for her looks and willingness to do softcore scenes than for her acting ability. She's not a bad actor; she's just not especially good.
I'm sorry, but either she was directed to be emotionless or she was just a bad actor. Scenes that should have excited her or angered her get no visible reaction at all. Her scenes took me out of the movie, which I thought it was generally enjoyable.
You absolutely have to see any movie where a vampire asks someone if he knows how to drive a dune buggy.
According to IMDB trivia, the lead actress Celeste Yarnall learned how to drive one just as filming began. A vampire driving a dune buggy in the desert sun is an interesting image. "She had a hat," in the words of a vampire from a commercial. She carries the movie and is convincing as a seductress.
IMDB tells me that it's available for streaming from several sources. If you have access to TCM's streaming option, it should be there for a while. After some of the things you've been watching it should seem great.
Permalink Reply by Jeff of Earth-J on July 10, 2022 at 11:00pm
We just finished watching THE VELVET VAMPIRE.
"After some of the things you've been watching it should seem great."
Sadly, that is so true.
Permalink Reply by JD DeLuzio on July 11, 2022 at 9:54am
Try any unlit club in a college town or outré group of high school kids, circa 1997.
Permalink Reply by Jeff of Earth-J on July 11, 2022 at 10:11am
Yeah, I was 33 in '97. I don't think so. (Although Tracy may have been there.)
One thing that struck me odd about the movie was that she wasn't (particularly) averse to sunlight, but she was to crosses. I don't like the vampires who glow in the sunlight, but I was okay with this one. The cross thing kind of threw me, though. Aversion to sunlight (AFAIAC) is physiological, but aversion to crosses (again, AFAIAC) is psychological. Then it is hinted at the end that she may not have even been a real vampire, but just thought she was [although "Stoker" probably was one(?)].
Permalink Reply by Tracy of Moon-T on July 11, 2022 at 10:46am
Well, there was the gay bar full of feminists in Washington DC when I was in college but I was just an observer out with friends. I met a lot of nice people but no vampires.
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Not even in Adams Morgan or Georgetown?
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Appearing this Saturday on the panel at the TV Writers Day at DMU.
Eminent TV writers are to share their expertise and career advice at a public event at De Montfort University later this month during Leicester Comedy Festival.
The event consists of keynote speeches along with question and answer panels hosted by DMU's MA Television Scriptwriting team.


The CSRA is well-known for being a big area with a small-town feel. While the city is booming with franchises and chain coffee shops, there are also plenty of hidden gems just around the corner from your neighborhood. We've gathered 5 of our favorites for you to try.
In the charming Summerville area off of Central Avenue, you'll find Yelp's top-rated coffee shop for Augusta. Buona Caffe was started in a home kitchen in 2010 and has quickly grown to one of the city's best destinations for a hot cup of joe. Their catch phrase "Happily Caffeinated" can be seen on mugs and t-shirts around town and locals are proud to purchase from this small business. They have grown so much in popularity that they are now roasting coffee for the Georgia Governor's Mansion! Buona is open Monday-Friday from 7:00a-7:00p and Saturday from 8:00a-5:00-p.
This bold venture is brought to you by the groundbreaking founders of a local favorite restaurant, Takosushi. Bodega Ultima is inspired by the shops in New York City, wine cellars in Spain and cafes in Italy. The model is to enjoy a nice cup of coffee in the morning and come back in the evening for a cold beer or glass of wine. The eclectic menu ranges from cold-brew coffees to draft beers and local pimento cheese sandwiches. Try Bodega in the morning and stop back by for a happy hour after work! They are located on Highland Avenue in Surrey Center.
Tucked away off of Davis Road in Martinez, the Inner Bean has been serving delicious coffee and desserts since 2006. This is a great hangout spot or a lunch stop during the busy work day. Try one of their delicious sandwiches and grab a slice of cake to enjoy later. Inner Bean also showcases local artists in the area so you can sip and look at beautiful pieces. Inner Bean is open Monday-Wednesday from 8:00a-3:00p and Thursday-Saturday from 8:00a-7:00p.
Founded and run by veterans, Ubora is dedicated to serving others and improving lives. All coffee is roasted in-house for a truly fresh and crisp taste. What began as a traveling coffee truck opened as a full service cafe on Jones Street last fall and is quickly growing to be one of the area's most popular hangouts. You can get a taste of Ubora Monday-Friday from 7:00a-6:00p, Saturday from 9:00a-5:00p and Sunday from 10:00a-3:00p.
Rooted Coffeehouse opened in early 2018 and has gained steady momentum ever since. It is nestled off of William Few Parkway in the Riverwood shopping center. Coffee is brewed in-house everyday and their food menu is always fresh. They offer seasonal menu items as well as popular staples that never go out of style like their rich Avocado Toast. The atmosphere in Rooted is centered around community, so they won't get upset if your study group stays for hours getting work done and chatting over a delicious beverage or snack. Give Rooted a try Monday-Friday from 6:00a-6:00p and Saturday-Sunday from 8:00a-4:00p.
Who knew Augusta had so many hidden gems with delicious selections? Grab a friend or fly solo and check out one of these hot spots today!


The Hawk is dead, and Villanova killed it. For the fourth year in a row, Villanova has won the Holy War in resounding fashion. It wasn't always pretty, but this was the first true road game of the season after all. Yet the Wildcats were unfazed, defeating their jealous rivals for the tenth time in the last twelve seasons under Jay Wright. They improve their overall record over the Hawks to 47-25.
Hagan Arena is always a hostile environment when Villanova visits. Perhaps it's the intimacy comparable to a high school gym. It's probably more likely the fact that the Holy War is the biggest game of the year for St. Joe's no matter what. Yet, still this game had a special buzz. Since the Hawks returned to hosting the game on campus after Hagan Arena was renovated in 2010, Villanova had not entered the game as a top ten team, until last night. Hawk Hill thus had visions of an upset dancing in their heads all through the night.
From the tipoff to final buzzer, the plot was much the same: St. Joe's had their moments of excitement, yet Villanova maintained a steady lead throughout. Echoing the last three Holy Wars, the Wildcats shot well from behind the arc in the first half. With Daniel Ochefu in foul trouble early, Ryan Arcidiacono and Josh Hart took over in what has become a familiar sight. The Hawks grinded out a few buckets right before the half to cut the lead to ten, but victory was already slipping through their hands.
St. Joe's came out clawing to start the second half. Over a span of three minutes, the Hawks went on a 12-2 run to close Villanova's lead to five. The sellout crowd was shaking the tiny fieldhouse with the Main Liners on their heels, for the game was suddenly competitive. Two Villanovans emerged to take back the lead: Arcidiacono played the role of wise senior, omitting a presence of calmness that pervaded the court in the face of chaos. Jalen Brunson, only a freshman, played the role of reliable leader as well, hitting threes and driving to the hoop with the speed of a SEPTA train ten minutes late. Together they gained all the previous lead back and more. Kris Jenkins also added 18 points on the night, proving that even without a big man such as Ochefu on the court, this team can still score in diverse ways. It was Villanova's defense that ultimately killed the Hawks though, as it has often in this early season.
Rivalry games mean hostility, of which Hagan Arena was not lacking last night. Catholic-themed banter between fans fueled the opposing factions. St. Joe's flaunted the Pope's visit of a few months ago at every available opportunity. In response, the small yet loud brigade of Villanova fans taunted the St. Joe's student section with chants of "This is Our House," "Nova Rejects," and "We Can't Hear You," much to the ire of Hawk Hill.
Jay Wright's team has now rolled to an impressive eleven straight Big 5 wins. Even though this was a road game in a unfriendly environment, Villanova only traveled six miles down the Main Line to play what amounts to an average mid-major. Next week the Wildcats will fly 5,000 miles to Hawaii to play Oklahoma, one of the best teams in the country. This team therefore needs to make more than a quick turnaround: it needs to ensure that its game is ready to handle and defeat the two nationally ranked challengers it faces this month.
In the meantime, we fans can rejoice once again that The Hawk Is Still Dead, and Villanova owns Philadelphia basketball.


On behalf of our entire staff at Assumption, I wish you and your family a blessed Easter! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
Recently, we embarked on our maiden voyage into the waters of street evangelization. It was an exciting and fruitful two hours that we spent at Congress Heights metro station, talking with people about faith and distributing materials like rosaries and miraculous medals. We personally invited over fifty people to our church especially for Holy Week liturgies. It was all good!
Well, maybe not all good. One man told me he was a Methodist, but didn't celebrate Easter because he didn't believe in the Resurrection. He stated that "thousands of people saw Jesus die but only three saw him rise. That should tell you something." I tried to tell him that that number rose to 12 and then 500 as Scripture says. It has grown to millions and billions in the past two thousand years. He gave some other reasons why he doesn't believe, but they were given in anger and profanity. It seemed that his problem was more personal than spiritual actually.
Nevertheless, if you were evangelizing (sharing the Good News) with someone on the street, how would you reply if they said they didn't believe in the Resurrection? You can give the traditional points of evidence from Scripture – empty tomb, burial cloths and garments, belief and witness of the Apostles and disciples. I told the man that the witness of the Apostles is huge. All but one of the eleven gave their lives because they believed that Jesus rose from the dead, and died as martyrs for the faith.
But really, the best way to evangelize is through personal experience. If I had had more time with the man, I would have talked about knowing the risen Christ, and having a relationship with him today. If we speak again, I will tell him about all of the evidence at Assumption that Christ is risen.
First and foremost, it would be the joy of our parishioners. You all believe that Christ is risen, that life triumphs over death, that we all have the hope of eternal life, and you show it! Your joy would quickly melt away any sadness or anger of his or others.
There are so many more ways that our parish shows its faith in the Resurrection. As with everything, this starts at Mass. We kneel before the risen Christ in the Eucharist and whisper the words of St Thomas, "my Lord and my God" (btw, Mass attendance is up). Think specifically about healing Masses, though. You come forward to receive blessings for healing with the faith that Christ will bring healing to your wounds, peace to your burdens, and joy to your sadness. It's really the faith that Christ has power over all things; if he can overcome death, he can overcome anything in your life!


Teachers across the country educate students by teaching relevant and carefully structured material. But in our fast paced society, how does the curriculum stay relevant and in line with state standards? Trained professionals, called instructional coordinators or curriculum specialists, work to ensure that the curriculum taught to students is at the level it should be.
Instructional coordinators utilize teacher feedback, student data and educational theory to develop classroom curriculum. Once the curriculum is designed, instructional coordinators work with teachers and school administrators to implement the curriculum. From there, coordinators monitor and evaluate the curriculum to ensure that it is effective, making adjustments or alterations as necessary.
Earning a master's degree in curriculum and instruction can be a great step for teachers who are looking to make an impact on student learning methods.
There are five essential skills utilized by an instructional coordinator. While you may already possess some of these skills from your career as a teacher, or other leadership experiences, you should expect each skill to be expanded upon while you complete your master's degree in curriculum and instruction.
Although master's degree programs in curriculum and instruction vary from each other in small ways, all programs cover curriculum related to theories of curriculum and instruction, the utilization of educational technology, and research foundations.
Some programs may also include a senior practicum, Capstone or project in order to assess your ability to implement the skills and knowledge you have learned as a program member. These will vary depending on the program you join, but may include completing a hands-on experience in a school.
Certain programs offer program members the opportunity to earn their master's degree in curriculum and instruction with an area of concentration. This concentration, or specialization, is often focused on certain grade levels, populations or subject areas. By choosing a specialization, you can delve into a topic more thoroughly and discover specific ways to design effective curriculum and methods of instruction that will best support the education of the concentration area you have chosen.
You are not required to choose an area of concentration. However, if you know that you want to develop curriculum and instruction for a specific population, such as the special education students, then it may be beneficial to earn your master's degree in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in special education.
On average, students complete their master's degree program for instruction and curriculum in about two to three years. Programs often require students to complete 30-45 credits and are designed to take place over a two-year span. However, some programs allow students to work at their own pace in a more flexible learning style, which can allow you to complete your program before or after the projected two-year time period.
The exact details of your degree will vary depending on the program you complete your degree through. Your program coordinator or guidance counselor should be able to answer any specific program or degree questions you may have. You can use the following information as a general guideline for a master's degree in curriculum and instruction.
When looking for a master's degree program for curriculum and instruction you should consider what is important to you. Do you have limited free time and need your program to fit in with your busy schedule? Then you may want to consider online programs. You can even think back to when you completed your bachelor's degree and decide what you liked about your educational experience and what you didn't like.
Schools often boast their accreditation status on the homepage of their website, but what makes it so important? First and foremost, there are different levels of accreditation, such as national or regional. Additionally, a school as a whole can be accredited as well as the programs within the school. A school's overall accreditation can be a good indication that the school takes its responsibilities as an educational institution seriously. A program's accreditation ensures that the curriculum utilized meets a high educational standard.
These accreditations can also impact you directly. Your ability to transfer your credits or to gain federal financial aid can both be impacted by whether or not your school is accredited. You should also consider that future employers may prefer that your degree be earned through an accredited institute. Also, if you plan on advancing your degree to a doctorate in curriculum and instruction, some schools only accept students who earned master's degree through an accredited institution.
Do I Need to Be a Teacher First?
While master's degree programs for curriculum and instruction do not always require applicants to hold a teacher certification to join the program, it can be beneficial to have worked as a teacher or hold a teaching license prior to applying for positions as an instructional coordinator. In fact, to work as an instructional coordinator in a public school, it may be required that you hold a teaching license.
Additionally, most employers will want to see that you have several years of related work experience, such as a teaching career or a leadership position.
Contact your local school district and ask about the current employment standards for instructional coordinators to find out what expectations you will need to meet before being eligible to work as an instructional coordinator in your local schools.
While this article has mostly focused on what to expect before and during your master's degree program for curriculum and instruction, it's important to know what to expect after your complete your program.
Before you start earning your master's degree in curriculum and instruction, you should make sure that you know what job title you plan to hold and what salary goes along with it. As we've discussed throughout this article, most professionals who hold this degree become instructional coordinators. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that, as of 2016, instructional coordinators make a median annual salary of $62,460. The highest paid instructional coordinators are reported to earn as much as $100,320.
The job outlook for instructional coordinators is promising. In fact, the BLS expects job growth in this field to reach 11 percent over the coming decade, four percent higher than the average growth rate. This could mean more job opportunities for those who complete their master's degree in curriculum and instruction during that time.
As an instructional coordinator you will have the option to work in a variety of educational environments. The highest percentage of instructional coordinators is found in elementary and secondary schools, at 41 percent. Beyond that, some find employment opportunities in postsecondary schools, such as colleges and universities, while some are able to secure employment in government positions. Instructional coordinators can also be found in educational support services.


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eBay's programmatic chief on why ad blocking is an 'unavoidable reality'
eBay Advertising's head of programmatic Jean-Baptiste Goux explains how ad blocking has thrown down a gauntlet to the industry.
By Jean-Baptiste Goux 28 Sep 2015 10:47 am
The advertising industry has suffered from something of an existential crisis of late, with the question of how, and by whom, ads are viewed coming under greater scrutiny.
Sir Martin Sorrell used his keynote at the advertising technology conference Dmexco to call out the lack of visibility over the viewability of online ads and the CEO of PageFair, a company at the heart of the ad blocking debate, called for consumer interests to be the primary focus of advertising. In addition the creator of a prominent ad blocker app removed it from the market due to fears it was too damaging to the industry.
So, how real is the threat of an 'adblockalypse' and how should we respond?
First, brands, agencies and publishers need to accept that ad blocking, which is increasing by 70% year-on-year, is an unavoidable reality of the advertising universe. Instead of seeing it as a barrier to be circumvented we need to understand why consumers are using ad blocking services and see it as an opportunity to excel.
Research by GlobalWebIndex shows that people using ad blockers are likely spend a lot of time on the internet, and therefore be more inconvenienced by intrusive or poorly targeted ads and have greater awareness of how they can put a stop to it.
However, research also shows that they are more likely than others to be happy to pay for digital content if it's something they're interested in or, in other words, if it's relevant to them.
There is no question that shoppers have the right and the ability to opt out of receiving unwanted content – whether it's advertising or not – but accuracy is key. The industry needs to ensure consumers are being served well-targeted ads from reputable brands that are relevant and enhance their online experience.
Ad blocking should be seen as a disciplinary measure for marketers. More than ever, it's about attention to detail and precision targeting at scale; a poorly targeted campaign could trigger a decision to use ad blocking and lead to negative brand perception. Overlaying observed behavioural insights and identifying where a consumer is on the purchase journey means marketers can find their target audience and communicate in a way that will resonate with them.
Often this will mean collaboration between brands and publishers, as marketers truly grasp the value of primary data and widespread adoption of programmatic to enable more intelligent ad buying and campaign planning.
Ad blocking services are just one instance of technology evolving to meet a consumer need. Marketers should now use the huge advances in the targeting and creative tools at their disposal to inspire, rather than alienate, their audience.
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Ad blocking: Internet apocalypse or overblown issue?
Marketers are growing increasingly concerned about the use of ad blockers as new research shows that the numbers downloading them are growing and Apple clears the way for the practice on mobile but should advertisers really be worried?
Programmatic to account for more than half of display advertising this year
As the debate on combining creativity and programmatic rages on, British marketers are expected to triple their spending on digital display advertising in 2015, with programmatic accounting for more than half of that, according to new research by eMarketer.
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Nicola Smith
Marketers hear no end of reports on the growth of programmatic advertising and opinion columns on why they should adopt it, but how many understand what data they should use to power their buying? We asked brands for their advice.


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Sen. Elizabeth Warren controversially did not endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2016, choosing instead to endorse Hillary Clinton when she had won enough delegates to secure the nomination. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Warren: I would've accepted a VP offer from Clinton
Elizabeth Warren would have accepted an offer from Hillary Clinton to become her running mate in 2016, the Massachusetts senator and 2020 White House hopeful said in a report published Thursday.
Warren — who declined to launch her own presidential bid 2½ years ago despite intense efforts by progressives to draft her — even received a "full vetting" for the vice presidential slot by Clinton's team and was interviewed at the candidate's Whitehaven mansion in Washington, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Clinton "seriously weighed" Warren as a potential running mate, the report states, and top aide Philippe Reines wrote in a memo to his boss after their meeting: "If a crystal ball said she wouldn't antagonize you for four years, it's hard to argue she isn't the most helpful for the next four months to get you elected."
Asked whether she would have agreed to become Clinton's No. 2 on the ticket, Warren responded: "Yes."
During the 2016 campaign, Warren controversially opted not to back Clinton's chief primary challenger, fellow liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and went on to endorse Clinton in June of that year after the former secretary of State had secured enough delegates to capture her party's nomination. Clinton ultimately selected Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate.
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Warren and Sanders are currently competing in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, battling each other and roughly two dozen other candidates including the front-runner, former Vice President Joe Biden.
The pair of progressive lawmakers consistently rank within the top five choices of primary voters, along with Biden, California Sen. Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. Their fight for voters aligned with the party's left flank has the potential to dominate the second Democratic debate next week in Detroit, where they will stand beside each other at center stage on the first night of the forums.
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Be it original works by our own talented song writers, or innovative arrangements of period pieces, Lost Cause provides a new look at ancient carols, bawdy Elizabethan and Irish folk songs. Drawing from various and sundry sources, we look to put our own entertaining and enjoyable spin on forgotten classics. Lost Cause is a seven person, mostly a cappella, group consisting of Jennifer Fischer, Tara McDonough, Laura Mellin, Robert Mellin, Mathew Olney, Susan Olney and Jennifer Thies.


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Q: SystemTimeToFileTime exact replacement in linux Tried to find a complete analog to the function SystemTimeToFileTime, but cannot find it.
I have all the SYSTEMTIME and FILETIME structures with correctly working SYSTEMTIME on linux for the date difference function:
int64_t Delta2(const SYSTEMTIME st1, const SYSTEMTIME st2) {

    union timeunion { FILETIME fileTime; ULARGE_INTEGER ul; } ;
    timeunion ft1;
    timeunion ft2;
    SystemTimeToFileTime(&st1, &ft1.fileTime);
    SystemTimeToFileTime(&st2, &ft2.fileTime);

    return ft2.ul.QuadPart - ft1.ul.QuadPart;
}

Anybody knows an exact replacement of the SystemTimeToFileTime function?

A: A FILETIME is just a timestamp with 10 millisecond resolution, split into two 32-bit numbers. A POSIX timestamp (with second resolution) can simply be multiplied by 100 to get that.
To get from a SYSTEMTIME to a FILETIME you could create a struct tm with the relevant fields, and use mktime to create a time_t. Put that timestamp in a 64-bit integer, multiply 100 (to get 10 millisecond resolution) and add the SYSTEMTIME wMilliseconds field (divided by 10), and you have your FILETIME.

A: I suggest you consult the sources of the WINE project which will contain exactly what you need.

A: SYSTEMTIME

Specifies a date and time, using individual members for the month, day, year, weekday, hour, minute, second, and millisecond. The time is either in coordinated universal time (UTC) or local time, depending on the function that is being called.

The nearest type would be struct tm, although it has no milliseconds.
FILETIME

Contains a 64-bit value representing the number of 100-nanosecond intervals since January 1, 1601 (UTC).

You can use struct timeval (supports microseconds) or struct timespec (supports nanoseconds)
Not all filesystems support nanoseconds, ext4 does, for example.
SystemTimeToFileTime
You can use mktime for this, although you will get only seconds since epoch (1970-01-01 00:00 UTC).
So, I would say an exact replacement is difficult, to say the least.

A: Linux doesn't have  concept of "filetime" as such. Depending on exactly what you are doing, it may be better to use difftime (give the difference between two time_t in seconds as a floating point number), or use some more precise timestamps and convert that into a difference in 10ms intervals?
You can use mktime to convert a date/time value into a time_t.

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Bhattarai quits UCPN (Maoist), resigns from parliament
Senior leader Baburam Bhattarai has severed ties with the UCPN (Maoist) party.
Published at : September 26, 2015
Updated at : September 27, 2015 00:00
Senior leader Baburam Bhattarai has severed his ties with the UCPN (Maoist) party.
Organising a press meet at Indreni Foodland in New Baneswor today, Bhattarai also resigned as a Legislature Parliament member. "I have apprised party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal about my decision to quit the party," he said.
Bhattarai said he had informed about his decision to quit the parliament to Subash Chandra Nembang. He was elected as a Constituent Assembly, now Legislature Parliament, member from Gorkha constituency 1.
During the press meet, Bhattarai said that he has not made up his mind to open a new party anytime soon and will instead remain as a free citizen. When asked about the possibility of returning to the Maoist party as a chairman, he said, "chances of me joining an old or a cracked house is out of option."
Bhattarai said that though without a clear sketch of his future plans, he would present himself as an open minded individual thinking of joining hands with the like-minded people or sectors of any parties.
He was critical of India's undeclared blockade to Nepal and suggested the problem be solved through diplomatic means. Despite resigning from the party and the parliament, Bhattarai said he will continue serving the country and its people.
Bhattarai, of late, was critical of the new constitution claiming it could not address the aspirations of Madhesis and had openly supported the ongoing protests in Tarai region. He also skipped the recent meetings of the top leaders of the major parties and said that the promulgation of the new constitution was no time for celebration.
He also had differences with party Chairman Dahal and repeatedly remarked for the need of a new political force. Party Chairman Dahal, during a recent interview with BBC, rebuffed Bhattarai's claim of the new force and said that his quitting of the party will not benefit the country or the party.
Bhattarai had served as the prime minister from August 2011 to March 2013.
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Q: Not working 24h time format in Full calendar (v5) I don't understand the problem.
Found the solution in the official documentation.
I have version 5, and it shows AM, PM format. I need to change it to 24 hours.
I found other ways to solve but not for version 5.
        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
            var calendarEl = document.getElementById('calendar');
            var calendar = new FullCalendar.Calendar(calendarEl, {
                height: 1100,
                initialView: 'timeGridWeek',
                initialDate: '2021-06-18', // will be parsed as local
                allDaySlot: false,
                eventsTimeFormat: {

                    hour: '2-digit',
                    minute: '2-digit',
                    second: '2-digit',
                    meridiem: false
                },
                eventSources: [
                    // Events
                    {

                        events: [
                            {
                                title  : 'SimulatorName',
                                start  : '2021-06-18T12:30:00',
                                end: '2021-06-18T14:30:00',
                            },
                            {
                                title  : 'SimulatorName',
                                start  : '2021-06-13T12:30:00',
                                end: '2021-06-13T14:30:00',
                            },
                            {
                                title  : 'SimulatorName',
                                start  : '2021-06-13T15:30:00',
                                end: '2021-06-13T19:30:00',
                            },

                        ],
                        color: 'silver',
                        textColor: 'black',
                        borderColor: 'black',
                        eventTimeFormat: { // like '14:30:00'
                            hour: '2-digit',
                            minute: '2-digit',
                            second: '2-digit',
                            meridiem: false
                        },
                    },

                ],
            });
            calendar.render();
        });

A: It's eventTimeFormat, not eventsTimeFormat. - as per https://fullcalendar.io/docs/eventTimeFormat . Always double-check your work carefully.
Also to get a 24hr display then, again as per the documentation (https://fullcalendar.io/docs/date-formatting, linked from the eventTimeFormat article), you need to specify hour12: false
eventTimeFormat: {
  hour: "2-digit",
  minute: "2-digit",
  hour12: false
},

will get you a conventional 24hr display - e.g. 3.30pm will be displayed as 15:30.
Live demo: https://codepen.io/ADyson82/pen/VwpNRdo

A: For V5
new FullCalendar.Calendar(document.getElementById('js-calendar'), {
    eventTimeFormat: {
      hour: '2-digit',
      minute: '2-digit',
      hour12: false
    },
    slotLabelFormat: {
      hour: '2-digit',
      minute: '2-digit',
      hour12: false
    },
    ....
});


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Q: Populating JList from database SQL I have been trying to populate a dropdown list with information that exsists in my database but have failed miserably.
I have seen multiple guides and there have been some successful codes which i have not been able to copy since i am a novice and have likely missed some step.
This is what i am currently trying:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.sql.*;

public class populategui extends JFrame
{
    private JComboBox box;
    private JLabel picture;
    private static String[ ] filename = {rs.next};

    {
        try
    {
            Class.forName(com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver);
            Connection con = (Connection)DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;databaseName=LIVE;integratedsecurity=true");
            Statement st = con.createStatement();
            String query="SELECT TOP(10)*FROM ERIT";
            ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(query);
            while(rs.next());
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
    }
    };

            public populategui(){
                super ("the title");
                setLayout(new FlowLayout());
                box=new JComboBox(filename);

            }

    }

If u need more information please let me know.

A: Part of your problem is that you are "squashing" the exceptions that might tell you what the problem.  Change it to this (at least):
try {
    ...
} catch (Exception ex) {
    ex.printStackTrace();
}

so that you can see what exception is being thrown...
Better still, log the exception.

As a general rule, it is a bad idea to catch java.lang.Exception, because you could end up catching all sorts of exceptions that you haven't anticipated.  And it is a TERRIBLE idea catch exceptions and just continue as if nothing had gone wrong.  It makes it difficult to figure out why your program doesn't work if you throw away the key evidence.

Finally, it seems like you are trying write Java code by copy-and-pasting examples you've found on the internet.  This is a recipe for writing unreliable code.  You need to learn the language properly,  Go buy and read a good textbook on Java programming, or take the (free) Oracle Java Tutorial.

A: I think you main-problem ist to no-op in you loop:
ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(query);
while(rs.next());

That code is expandet:
ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery(query);
while(rs.next()){
// nothing to to (n-times)
}


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Charles Benazech (1767/68 – 1794) was an English portrait and historical painter, and aquatint engraver. Prints of his painting of Louis XVI and family, just before the monarch's execution during the French revolution, achieved a wide circulation.

Life and work
Benazach was born in London around 1767, the son of Peter Paul Benazech. In 1782, at the age of fifteen, he went to Rome, and on his return stayed for a time in Paris, where he studied under Greuze, and witnessed the outbreak of the French Revolution. This
eventful period furnished him with the subjects of four pictures by which he became known: "The Address of Louis XVI at the Bar of the National Convention",  "The Separation of Louis XVI from his Family", "The last Interview between Louis XVI and his Family" and "Louis XVI ascending the Scaffold". These were engraved by
Luigi Schiavonetti.

He also painted "The last Interview between Charles I and his Children" engraved by Thomas Gaugain, as well as some subjects from the poets and several good portraits. He was a member of the
Florentine Academy, and exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in the years 1790 and 1791. He likewise engraved a few plates in aquatint, including the "Couronnement de la Rosiere", in which he attempted to imitate the style of Philibert-Louis Debucourt, and also some portraits after himself, as well as two of Henry IV, king of France, and Sully, after Pourbus, which are signed with the fictitious name of Frieselheim.

Benezach died in London in the summer of 1794, aged just 27 years.

References

Attribution:

External links
Charles Benezach on Artnet
Portraits by Benazech (National Portyrait Gallery, London)
Paintings of Louis XVI (L'histoire par L'image")

1767 births
1794 deaths
18th-century English painters
English male painters
English portrait painters
History painters
English engravers
Painters from London
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Home / Culture and Society / Arts / Theater / Theater Review (NYC): Weekend at an English Country Estate – Icing on a Favorite Cake
"It's exhausting to be considered a wit." Perhaps, but lucky for us.
Theater Review (NYC): Weekend at an English Country Estate – Icing on a Favorite Cake
Kate Shea Kennon October 25, 2010	1 Comment 58 Views
The song that playwright Sara Montgomery metaphorically sings in her Weekend at an English Country Estate is a familiar one. The play is a drawing room comedy reminiscent of Noël Coward's Hay Fever or Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story; and while the song may be familiar, it is pitch perfect, proving that sometimes a cover version can be a joy too.
Noël Coward and The Philadelphia Story—not bad comparisons for a playwright's first fully-produced work.
The characters that wander in and gather at the aforementioned English Country Estate may seem standard: the divorced Lord Hightower (Jacques Roy) and Lady Hightower (Elizabeth Neptune) visit their Great House with their children, dysfunctional no doubt from all that inbreeding going on within the British upper class.
One daughter, Evelyn (Alyssa Lott), is quite bookish, and, in the kind of social jibe that keeps Weekend contemporary and off the dusty shelf, is not allowed to call her mother and father Mum or Dad because they prefer to be her friends, not parents.
Another daughter, Athena, is not domesticated. We might even call her feral, in fact; the character seems to have wandered in from the vividly satirical imagination of Stella Gibbons' Cold Comfort Farm. Athena is played with great physical comedy by the playwright herself; it is a physical performance because, with a delightful irony, Athena is mute, stricken by an unfortunate Pomeranian incident long ago. The playwright who has no words is just the kind of subtle joke that elevates Weekend beyond the average farce.
We also have the Lord and Lady's Significant Others: Veronica (Madeleine Maby) and Charles (Charlie Wilson), beautiful young things who have an agenda toward remarriage and its money. Love and lust are in the air as surely as the scent of the beautifully maintained English country garden.
Veronica has a hanger-on, Damon of the hooded eyes (Joe Stipek,) who is the morose foil to all the champagne-induced exuberance around him, and just in case the playwright hasn't poked fun at artistic ambitions enough, let's make him a poet because poets are such an easy target for laughs, and rightfully so, because Damon rhymes Veronica with harmonica.
To accentuate the Upstairs, Downstairs motif, there is Maddox, the communist butler (Mick Lauer), and Mary, the wise Irish maid (Julia Moss), who are the comic Greek chorus, commenting on the melee around them.
Sara Montgomery acknowledges her debt to Coward and to P.G. Wodehouse as well; she doesn't mention The Importance of Being Earnest, perhaps to be modest. It may be unseemly to reference the greatest drawing room comedy of all time, but I will bring it up as one of the reasons why the casting seemed so natural—two of the actors here, Jacques Roy and Madeleine Maby, had been in last year's very fresh and funny Earnest at the Counting Squares Theatre. They, along with Elizabeth Neptune who seemed to be channeling all the best comic timing of Bette Davis, brought the comic tension between the old-timey, as Montgomery calls it, and the absurd, and this is where laughter comes in.
And speaking of laughter, I hadn't heard that much laughter in the theatre in a long time; granted I have just finished up a stint as a juror for an Irish Theatre festival, Irish theatre, generally speaking, being a bit on the serious side, but from the very first line, when Mary opens with "I wonder what the poor people are doing tonight," the audience was obviously delighted. From the first line to the standing ovation, Weekend at an English Country Estate was endearing entertainment. We even laughed when a silver strappy sandal thrown dramatically across the room took an unexpected bounce and sailed uncomfortably close to our seats. If the shoe hits, laugh at it.
The Ateh Theatre Group presents Weekend at an English Country Estate, directed by Paul Urcioli, playing at the Access Theatre through October 31st.
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Q: В каких случаях используется спецификатор const при определении аргументов функции? Где и для чего может быть полезным определять функцию так, например:
int foo(const int a) { ... }

A: Два данных объявления функции
int foo(const int a);

int foo(int a);

объявляют одну и ту же функцию.
Квалификатор const в данном случае влияет лишь на определение этой функции. Если он присутствует в определении функции, то внутри функции соответствующий параметр является константной локальной переменной, и не может быть изменен.
Указание const в этом случае можно использовать разве лишь для документирования функции, указывая на то, что внутри функции используется реализация некоторого алгоритма, которая рассматривает значение этого параметра как константу.
Например, это может помочь при отладке. Допустим данная функция вызывает другую функцию с тем же самым аргументом
int foo(const int a)
{
    //...
    bar( a );
}

В таком случае вы можете быть уверены, что функция bar, вызывается с тем же самым значением аргумента, что и исходная функция foo, Это облегчит вам отладку функций, так как вы можете быть уверены, что до вызова bar, значение переменной a не изменилось, и функция bar вызывается с известным вам значением. То есть не надо исследовать код функции foo до вызова функции bar, чтобы определить, с каким значением последняя функция вызывается.

A: Передача параметров в функцию
const удобен, если нужно передать параметры в функцию, но при этом надо обязательно знать, что переданный параметр не будет изменен.
void f1(const std::string& s);
void f2(const std::string* sptr);
void f3(std::string s);

В первой и второй функции попытки изменить строку будут пойманы на этапе компиляции. В третьем случае в функции будет происходить работа с локальной копией строки, исходная строка не пострадает.
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Mary Ann Harter was born in Adams, Jefferson County, New York in 1818. She came to Detroit with her family in 1829. On September 12, 1839 at the age of twenty she married William A. Butler. Butler was a prominent banker in the city. They made their home on West Congress Street, a fashionable area of the time.
The Butlers were members of the First Congregational Church of Detroit. Mrs. Butler was a member for over 50 years. She was the first Directress of the Detroit Industrial School from 1864-1868, and President of the school in 1868.
During the Civil War, Mary Ann Butler was one of the treasurers of The Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society. She continued her charitable works, following the war, with the backing of her husband.
Mrs. Butler died January, 19, 1908 at the age of 89. She was survived by three sons.


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Les Marmitons of Sandy Springs is a men's gourmet cooking club where members gather regularly to prepare and then dine on an exquisite dinner under the direction of a professional chef. Members share a common interest in fine food, good fellowship and expanding their culinary skills. In short, the club is about food, friendship and fun !
Unlike a demonstration-only cooking school, cooking at Les Marmitons of Sandy Springs is a hands-on experience where members gain knowledge and techniques of preparing and presenting fine cuisines. Members possess cooking skills from novice to foodie to experienced cook-at-home. Everyone is welcome!
Each month, a group of 30 or more members and guests gather to prepare and enjoy a gourmet dinner from a menu and recipes carefully planned by a guest chef. The splendid dinner consists of four to five courses starting with an appetizer to main course to dessert.
Members and guests are divided into teams of 4-6 to prepare their course from start to finish. An experienced Les Marmitons member is selected as team captain for each course to lead and discuss preparation of the dish to the group. Each team plates their course following the chef's instructions and serves it to the members, who are seated at tables set with linen tablecloths and wine glasses. Each course is paired with an excellent wine selected by our knowledgeable sommelier.
The cuisine changes each month to expose members to symphonies of flavors and colorful, tasty bites from around the world. Cuisines include Italian, French, Latin American and Mexican, Asian and American featuring seasonal farm-to-table dishes.


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Blog Other Blogs McAfee Labs McAfee Researchers Find Poor Security Exposes Medical Data to Cybercriminals
McAfee Researchers Find Poor Security Exposes Medical Data to Cybercriminals
The nonperishable nature of medical data makes an irresistible target for cybercriminals. The art of hacking requires significant time and effort, encouraging experienced cybercriminals to plot their attacks based on the return they will see from their investment. Those who have successfully gained access to medical data have been well rewarded for their efforts. One seller stated in an interview that "someone wanted to buy all the … records specifically," claiming that the effort had netted US$100,000.
While at a doctor's appointment with my wife watching a beautiful 4D ultrasound of our unborn child, I noticed the words "saving data to image" flash on the screen. Although this phrase would not catch the attention of most people, given my research on how cybercriminals are targeting the health care industry, I quickly began to wonder why an ultrasound of our child would not instead save to a file. Intrigued, I decided to dig into the world of medical imaging and its possible security risks. The results were disturbing; ultimately, we were able to combine attack vectors to reconstruct body parts from the images and make a three-dimensional model.
Most hospitals or medical research facilities use PACS, for picture archiving and communication system, so that images such as ultrasounds, mammograms, MRIs, etc. can be accessed from the various systems within their facility, or through the cloud.
A PACS setup contains multiple components, including a workstation, imaging device, acquisition gateway, PACS controller, database, and archiving—as illustrated in the following graphic:
The basic elements of PACS infrastructure.
The imaging device creates a picture, such as an ultrasound or MRI, which is uploaded to an acquisition gateway. Because much of the imaging equipment in use by medical facilities does not align with security best practices, acquisition gateways are placed in the network to enable the digital exchange of the images. The acquisition gateway also often acts as the server connecting to the hospital's information system (using the HL7 protocol) to enrich images with patient data.
The PACS controller is the central unit coordinating all traffic among the different components. The final component in the PACS infrastructure is the database and archiving system. The system ensures that all images are correctly stored and labeled for either short- or long-term storage.
Larger implementations might have multiple imaging devices and acquisition gateways in various locations, connected over the Internet. During our investigation, we noticed many small medical practices around the world using free, open-source PACS software, which was not always securely implemented.
To determine how many PACS servers are connected depends on on how you search using Shodan, a search engine for finding specific types of computers connected to the Internet. Some servers connect over TCP 104; others use HTTP TCP 80 or HTTPS TCP 443. A quick search revealed more than 1,100 PACS directly connected to the Internet, not behind a recommended layer of network security measures or virtual private networks (VPNs).
PACS systems connected to the Internet. Darker colors represent more systems.
Our eyebrows began to rise very early in our research, as we came across "IE 6 support only" messages or ActiveX controls and old Java support; many of these products are vulnerable to a plethora of exploits. For example, one of the PACS generated an error page when we changed one parameter. This is a very basic common way of testing if the application developers did proper input sanitation check to prevent attackers inserting code or generating failures that could reveal data about the application and can give clues to compromise the system.
A stack-trace error.
The stack-trace dump revealed the use of Apache Tomcat Version 7.0.13, which has more than 40 vulnerabilities.
When communicating with the DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) port, TCP 104, it is possible to grab the banner of a server and get a response. As we queried, we recorded different responses. Let's look at one:
\x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\xbe\x00\x01\x00\x00ANY-SCP         FINDSCU         \x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x151.2.840.10008.3.1.1.1!\x00\x00\x1b\x01\x00\x00\x00@\x00\x00\x131.2.840.10008.1.2.1P\x00\x00>Q\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00@\x00R\x00\x00"1.2.826.0.1.3680043.2.135.1066.101U\x00\x00\x0c1.4.16/WIN32
The FINDSCU string refers to the findscu tool, which can be used to query a PACS system. The DICOM standard defines three data models for the query/retrieve service. Each data model has been assigned with one unique ID for the C-FIND, one for the C-MOVE, and one for C-GET; so all together there are nine unique IDs, three for each model. In the preceding banner, we retrieved two of those IDs:
2.840.10008.1.2.1: A transfer unique ID that defines the value "Explicit VR Little Endian" for data transfer
2.826.0.1.3680043.2.135.1066.101: A value referring to the implementation class
Another value in the banner, "1.4.16/WIN32," refers to the implementation version. In the context of the medical servers, this refers to the version of XAMPP, aka Apache with MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. This server was running Apache 2.4.9, which is publicly known to contain nine vulnerabilities.
In other cases, there was no need to search for vulnerabilities. The management interface was wide open and could be accessed without credentials.
What does this mean? It is possible to access the images.
In addition to expensive commercial PACS systems, open-source or small-fee PACS are available for small health care institutions or practices. As we investigated these systems, we found that our fears were well founded. One web server/client setup used the defaults "admin/password" as credentials without enforcing a change when the server is started for the first time. We found more problems:
Unencrypted traffic between client and server
Click jacking
Cross-site scripting (reflected)
Cross-site scripting stored as cross-site request forgery
Document object model–based link manipulation
Remote creation of admin accounts
Many of these are ranked on the list of OWASP Top 10 Most Critical Web Application Security Risks list, which highlights severe flaws that should be addressed in any product delivered to a customer.
We have reported the vulnerabilities we discovered to these vendors following our responsible disclosure process. They cooperated with us in investigating the vulnerabilities and taking appropriate actions to fix the issues.
But why should we spend so much time and effort in researching vulnerabilities when there are many other ways to retrieve medical images from the Internet?
Medical Image Formats
The medical world uses several image formats for different purposes. Each format has different requirements and works with different equipment, protocols, etc. A few format examples:
NifTi Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative
Dicom Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
MINC Medical Imaging NetCDF
NRRD Nearly Raw Raster Data
Searching open directories and FTP servers while using several search engines, we gathered thousands of images—some of them complete MRI scans, mostly in DICOM format. One example:
An open directory of images.
The DICOM format originated in the 1980s, before cybersecurity was a key component. The standard format contains a detailed list of tags such as patient name, station name, hospital, etc. All are included as metadata with the image.
Opening an image with a text editor presents the following screen:
An example of the DICOM file format.
The file begins with the prefix DICM, an indicator that we are dealing with a DICOM file. Other (now obscured) strings in this example include the hospital's name, city, patient name, and more.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires a secure medical imaging workflow, which includes the removal or anonymizing of metadata in DICOM files. Researching the retrieved files from open sources and directories, we discovered most of the images still contained this metadata, such as in the following example, from which we extracted (obscured) personally identifiable information (PII).
Metadata discovered in a DICOM file.
Combining Vulnerabilities and Metadata
We combined possible vulnerabilities and the metadata to create a test scenario, installing information from a dummy patient, including an x-ray picture of a knee, to the vulnerable PACS server.
Our test patient record, followed by an x-ray of a knee.
Using vulnerability information gathered in an earlier phase of research, we launched an attack to gain access to the PACS server. Once we had access, we downloaded the image from our dummy patient and altered the metadata of the image series, changing all references of "knee" to "elbow."
Altered metadata of the test patient image.
We then saved the picture and uploaded it to the server. Checking the records of our dummy patient, we found our changes were successful.
Changes successfully updated.
Reconstructing Body Parts
In the medical imaging world, a large array of software can investigate and visualize images in different ways, for example, in 3D. We took our collection of images, and using a demo version of 3D software, we reconstructed complete 3D models of vertebrae, pelvis, knees, etc. and, in one case, we reconstructed a partial face.
Because we firmly believe in protecting privacy, the following example—a series of images from a pelvis—comes from a demo file that accompanies the software.
An example of a series of images.
After selecting areas of interest and adjusting the levels, we generated a 3D model of the pelvis:
A 3D model of the pelvis.
The application that generated the 3D model has a feature that allowed us to export the model in several data formats to be used by other 3D drawing programs. After the export, we imported the data into a 3D drawing program and converted the file to STL, a popular format for 3D objects and printers.
In short, we began with files from open directories, transformed them into a 3D model, and printed a tangible model using a 3D printer:
Our 3D model of a pelvis.
When we began our investigation into the security status of medical imaging systems, we never expected we would conclude by reconstructing body parts. The amount of old software used in implementations of PACS servers and the amount of vulnerabilities discovered within the software itself are concerning. We investigated relatively few open-source vendors, but it begs the question: What more could we have found if we had access to professional hardware and software?
Default accounts, cross-site scripting, or vulnerabilities in the web server could lead to access to the systems. Our research demonstrates that once inside the systems, the data and pictures can be permanently altered.
In May 2017, one report claimed that through artificial intelligence pictures could be studied to determine how long a person will live. What if criminals could obtain that information and use it for extortion?
We understand the need for quickly sharing medical data for diagnosis and treatment and for storing medical images. We advise health care organizations to be careful when sharing images on open directories for research purposes and to at least scrape the PII data from the images.
For organizations using a PACS, ask your vendor about its security features. Employ a proper network design in which the sharing systems are properly secured. Think not only about internal security but also about the use of VPNs and two-factor authentication when connecting with external systems.
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Sao Paulo honors Luis Fabiano after announcing his retirement
Penelope Bird December 11, 2021 2 min read
the Sao Paulo Posted last night (10), thanks to former striker Luis Fabiano, the club's idol. Earlier in the afternoon, he officially announced his retirement football (See below).
The team highlighted more than 200 goals scored by the 41-year-old former player who was wearing the São Paulo shirt.
"Luis Fabiano, you helped with the goals and in the fight. And we will always be grateful for that. The third best scorer in our history, with 212 goals, you say goodbye to the field, but your name will continue to resonate in the stands of Morumbi and Khalid at the club", posted Sao Paulo.
"You stopped at the corner, but we will never stop venerating you. Thank you Fabuloso!" , completed the club, referring to Luis Fabiano's famous festivities.
You've stopped at the corner, but we won't stop bending over to you.
Thank you, awesome!
LU-IS FA-BI-A-NO, LU-IS FA-BI-A-NO, LU-IS FA-BI-A-NO!
– Sao Paulo (SaoPauloFC) December 11, 2021
On Instagram, Luis Fabiano did a retrospective and stated that he had decided to stop playing professionally due to the pain.
"The time has come. For the past four years, I've struggled so much against my body to be able to get back to doing what I love most: playing football. There were many hours of treatment, training, strengthening and surgeries, two. I fought to the end, but this fight didn't I win it. The pain and conditions we are in, in the midst of an epidemic, have not allowed me to return to the fields the way I had envisioned," he began.
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"But time made me think a lot, and today I see that everything happened the way it should be. I am very proud of the path that I built as a footballer," continued the former striker.
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Q: User control of WSO2 Portal programatically I want to manage the WSO2 users through own portal. Following needs to be managed:

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*Get the consumer key and consumer secret to be given to user in order to generate access token

I want to do all this programmatically in a UI so there will not be any need for user to visit wso2 manually every time. I know there exists REST api's for creating user and subscribing, however, there seems to be no way of retrieving the consumer key and secret. Uploading a war file to wso2 is not an option. How can I implement the above said functionalities?

A: I think Store APIs have everything you need:

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*User Signup: creates new user,

*Add a Subscription: subscribes to API,

*Generate an Application Key: generates the key and secret values for an application.


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Don't @ Me
Don't @ Me: Thirteen of my Anime Opinions: Netflix's Cowboy Bebop Edition
November 22, 2021 November 22, 2021 DewbondLeave a comment
It's Monday which means it is time for this! Welcome back to Don't @ Me! The place where, like the live action Faye Valentine, I call people dickwads as I give you my thoughts and views on everything anime and manga related. This week can only be about that fucking show. So let's sit down, drink heavily and get it over with it.
I debated how I was going to approach this. I was going to go full negative, but that's not who I am. I view things objectively and fairly, and I don't want rage, most of which isn't my own to overshoot what I think is worth talking about. So as always, let's take a breath and look at this objectively.
2. I should also preface that I am not a Cowboy Bebop fan. I reviewed the anime a short while back and I was at best, lukewarm on the entire show. It's beautifully animated with a fantastic soundtrack and (for it's time) the best anime dub ever made. But it was also too episodic with under developed characters and a focus on storylines that did nothing to pull me in. It deserves its praise, but I do think my generation has put this on too high a pedestal. With all that said, what do I think about the live action version?
3. Had the show just been something wholly unique, I think it might have been enjoyable. There would have been comparisons to Firefly, most likely views as the 'zoomer' version of that, but I think it would have gotten a good reception. Not the best by any means, but I think there would have been more favorable thoughts.
4. But instead, it was Cowboy Bebop, the (honestly overrated) holy grail of an entire anime generation. One of the few shows that non-anime fans have watched and enjoyed. Couple that with the already sub-zero reputation live-action anime has, we all knew this was going to suck. It was just a question of how much.
5. And to be fair, I will say two nice things. One is that the actor who plays Jet Black is probably the best translation from anime to live-action there has ever been. He falls into the role completely. The other is that the sets do feel true to form, if a little low budget. But hey, credit where it is due, those two things work.
6. The rest however, is absolutely no holds barred, 100% uncut, true to form, fucking garbage. I could, as I am sure many will, sit here and nitpick the entire series to death, but since I am not a fan, and have better things to do, I'm going to focus on one thing: Faye Valentine. And I just want to ask one question.
7. Women of the anime fandom and nerd culture. Is that what you think a well developed female character is? Is that what you think is empowering, and strong, and admirable? Taking apparently one of the most iconic femme fatales of the 4kids/Toonami Generation and turning her into…that? Is that really what people think women want to see? Ladies, is that what you want to see? I can't answer the question, but it just boggles my mind
8. Do people not have any faith in the source material? Did people really look at Faye Valentine, and go "you know what she needs? To swear all the fucking time, act like a teenage brat and be a lesbian for some reason." Is that what people think is "changing for the better?" Are these the people we are going to entrust with some of the most beloved and respected characters in the medium?
9. And look, reasonable people knew a 1 to 1 adaptation was never in the cards. I made my thoughts clear on the costume change before. Reasonable sane people didn't expect that. But they DID expect the creators not to fuck around in the sandbox that much. There is some of that in the show, but there is also a flagrant disregard for other stuff, and again, it baffles my mind.
10. Because honestly, look at what they did to Faye has me absolutely terrified for any other live action anime they do. I've said this before, but female characters in anime are so beloved not because of their measurements, but because they don't have anything to prove. They aren't justifying their existence every second. They get to be all types of characters, for all types of people. Can you imagine the people who did this to Fay taking a swing at Kurisu? Rin Tohsaka, Yoko Littner, Murrue Ramius, Saber, just to name a few?
11. And yeah, I'll admit anime is not perfect. There are tropes and archetypes, some that are leaned on far too often. But it is far and away MUCH better than people really see it as. Of course that is my view, other fans, especially female ones might have a different opinion and that can be valid. But what was done to Faye here wasn't just disrespectful, it was downright fucking criminal. And again, I'm NOT A FAN of the anime version of Cowboy Bebop.
12. And I haven't even talked about what they did to Vicious, Julia, or poor freaking Gren. But actions on display do not fill me with any hope that western media companies are going to treat these works with any SLIVER of true respect. They won't let the characters be who they are, and instead (especially for the female characters) twist and transform them into whatever they think will trend on twitter. I think we all knew this was going to happen, but it doesn't make what we saw any less of a true gut punch.
13. So in conclusion. The One Piece live action anime is so horribly fucked.
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Tucker (automerk), een automerk uit de Verenigde Staten
Tucker (Georgia), een plaats in de staat Georgia in de Verenigde Staten
Tucker (Mississippi), een plaats in de staat Mississippi in de Verenigde Staten
Tucker County, een county in de staat West Virginia in de Verenigde Staten
Tuckerklasse, een klasse van torpedobootjagers
Tuckercirkel, een wiskundige constructie
Als achternaam:
Abi Tucker, Australisch actrice en zangeres
Brett Tucker, Australisch acteur
Charles Tucker III (Star Trek), personage uit de sciencefictionserie Star Trek
Chris Tucker, acteur en komiek uit de Verenigde Staten
Jonathan Tucker, acteur uit de Verenigde Staten
Karla Faye Tucker, veroordeeld moordenares uit de Verenigde Staten
Maureen Tucker, drummer uit de Verenigde Staten
Reuben Henry III Tucker, officier uit de Verenigde Staten
Sophie Tucker, comédienne uit de Verenigde Staten
Sundray Tucker, zangeres uit de Verenigde Staten
William G. Tucker, Brits-Amerikaans beeldhouwer
Als voornaam:
Tucker Fredricks, langebaanschaatser uit de Verenigde Staten

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Tukker


I have to start going to bed earlier and I guess no more drinks before bed.
Thanks, I am glad you found the article helpful. There you go, now you have the tools to get this going again ;). Absolutely! Getting a good night sleep is crucial in balancing hormones. Let me know how it goes.


others to re-establish an entirely new faculty group practice. One year later, Dr. Opelka assisted in the return of all medical school programs to New Orleans.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Opelka served in the U.S. Army as a surgeon, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC (1987−1992); chief of surgery, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA (1990−1992); and chief of ambulatory surgery, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Fort Hood, TX (1986−1990).
In 1988 Dr. Opelka received a Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Army, and in 1991 he was the recipient of a Desert Storm Combat Service Award.
at the Oschsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans.
Dr. Opelka belongs to a number of professional societies in addition to the ACS, including the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, from which he received the distinguished service award in 1992; the AMA; the Massachusetts Medical Association; and the Healthcare Finance Management Association.
Bylaws, the Annual Business Meeting of Members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is called for 4: 15 pm the afternoon of Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans in 2005, Dr. Opelka was part of a response team that moved the entire LSU medical school 70 miles north to Baton Rouge.


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"Synthesis and Structural Analysis of a Helical Coordination Polymer Formed by the Self-assembly of a 2,2'-bipyridine based Exoditopic Macrocyclic Ligand and Silver Cations"
C. KAES, M. W. HOSSEINI, C. E. F. RICKARD, B. W. SKELTON, A. H. WHITE Angew. Chem. Int. Natl. Ed. Engl., 1998, 37, 920-922.(download .pdf)
Abstract : The overall topology of coordination polymers can be controlled by means of the coordination preferences of the metal center and the structure of the bridging ligand. This is demonstrated here by the synthesis of a single-stranded helical coordination polymer by the self-assembly of the exo-ditopic ligand 1 and silver ions.
"Synthesis and structural analysis of an infinite linear coordination network formed by the self-assembly of tetracyanocalix[4]arene ligands and silver cations"
G. MISLIN, E. GRAF, M. W. HOSSEINI, A. DE CIAN, N. KYRITSAKAS, J. FISCHER, Chem Comm., 1998, 2545-2546. (download .pdf)
Abstract : Using the O-alkylation of the lower rim of the calix[4]arene to impose the 1,3-alternate conformation and the functionalisation of the upper rim to set-up four nitrile groups pointing in a divergent fashion, an exo-ligand capable of forming linear coordination networks was obtained. Upon self-assembly of the latter and silver cation, a linear coordination polymer was obtained and structurally analysed in the solid state by an X-ray study.
"Molecular tectonics: design, synthesis and structural analysis of a molecular network based on inclusion processes using a doubly fused p-isopropylcali x[4]arene"
J. MARTZ, E. GRAF, M. W. HOSSEINI, A. DE CIAN, N. KYRITSAKAS, J. FISCHER, J. Mat. Chem., 1998, 8, 2331-2333. (download .pdf)
Abstract : The synthesis of a hollow molecular module (koiland) possessing two divergent cavities was achieved by double fusion of two p-isopropylcalix[4]arenes in cone conformation by two silicon atoms. The formation of either a discrete binuclear inclusion complex in the presence of CH2Cl2 acting as stopper or of an infinite 1-D inclusion network (koilate) in the presence of hexadiyne acting as connector was demonstrated in the solid state by single-crystal diffraction studies. The inclusion network was based on the interconnection of consecutive koilands by connector molecules.
"Exo-ligands based on two p-aminopyridine interconnection by tuneable alkyl chains: design, synthesis and structural analysis of silver and palladium metallamacrocycles"
R. SCHNEIDER, M. W. HOSSEINI, J.-M. PLANEIX, A. DE CIAN, J. FISCHER, Chem. Comm., 1998, 1625-1626. (download .pdf)
Abstract : Exo-ligands based on functionalisation of diazacyclic cores of variable size by two pyridines was achieved. Under self-assembly conditions, their ability to form metallamacrocycles in the presence of palladium or silver metals was demonstrated by X-ray crystallography.
"Molecular Tectonics VIII : Formation of 1D- and 3-D Networks based on the simultaneous use of hydrogen bonding and ionic interactions"
O. FELIX, M. W. HOSSEINI, A. DE CIAN, J. FISCHER, N. J. Chem., 1998, 22, 1389-1393. (download .pdf)
Abstract : Using a combination of directional hydrogen bonding and ionic interactions 1- and 3-D molecular networks were obtained in the crystalline phase. It has been shown that a bis amidinium dication and dicarboxylate mono or dianions form one and two dimensional networks in the solid state. The formation of networks was based on a dihapto mode of hydrogen bonding between the complementary dication and dianion.
"Sulfone-calixarenes : a new class of molecular building block"
G. MISLIN, E. GRAF, M. W. HOSSEINI, A. DE CIAN, J. FISCHER, Chem. Comm., 1998, 1345-1346 (download .pdf)
Abstract : The synthesis of a new calix[4]arene derivative based on the linkage of the phenolic rings by four sulfone groups was achieved and its 1,3-alternate conformation in the crystalline phase, resulting from both inter- and intra-molecular H-bonding, was established by crystallography.
"Deuterium Labelled Borocryptands : Synthesis, Structural Analysis and Binding Studies"
E. GRAF, M. W. HOSSEINI, A. DE CIAN, J. FISCHER, Tetrahedron Lett., 1998, 39, 3501-3504. (download .pdf)
Abstract : High yield syntheses of two new deuterium labelled compound 2 and 3 based on the [22] macrocyclic backbone beari n g two catechol units was achieved. The solid state structure of the tetradeuterated compound 3 was elucidated by X-ray diffraction methods. The binding ability of 2 and 3 towards both boron and alkaline metal cations was established in solution by 1H-, 2D- and 11B-NMR spectroscopy.
"Design, synthesis and cleaving activity of an abiotic nuclease based on a MnIII-porphyrin complex bearing two acridine moieties"
C. DREXLER, M. W. HOSSEINI, G. PRATVIEL, B. MEUNIER, Chem. Comm., 1998, 1343-1344. (download .pdf)
Abstract : The synthesis of meso-5,15-bis(meta-amino-phenyl)porphyrin bearing two acridine derivatives and of its Mn(III) complex was achieved. In the presence of oxygen atom donors, the metalloporphyrin was shown to cleave double-stranded DNA.
"Thiacalixarenes : Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Thiacalix[4]arene and of p-tert-Butylthiacalix[4]arene"
H. AKDAS, L. BRINGEL, E. GRAF, M. W. HOSSEINI, G. MISLIN, J. PANSANEL, A. DE CIAN, J. FISCHER, Tetrahedron Lett., 1998, 39, 2311-2314. (download .pdf)
Abstract : The synthesis of tetrathiacalix[4]arene was achieved by the detertiobutylation of p-tert-butyl-tetrathiacalix[4]arene. X-ray diffraction studies revealed that in the solid state whereas p-tert-butyl-tetrathiacalix[4]arene forms inclusion complexes with solvent molecules, tetrathiacalix[4]arene undergoes self-inclusion leading to trimeric units. The same behaviour in the crystalline phase was also demonstrated for calix[4]arene.
"Design, synthesis and structural studies on polynucleating ligands based on atropoisomerism of catechol bearing porphyrins"
C. DREXLER, M. W. HOSSEINI, J.-M. PLANEIX, G. STUPKA, A. DE CIAN, J. FISCHER, Chem. Comm. 1998, 689-690.(download .pdf)
Abstract : High yield syntheses of all four atropoisomers of the meso-tetrakis(o-catecholamidophenyl)porphyrin was achieved. All four atropoisomers were isolated and characterised by NMR spectroscopy. For the methyl protected 2abab and 2a4 atropoisomers obtained as water and chloroform solvates respectively, X-ray analysis was used to assign their structure.
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Based on a series written for RPS on collectives and game making practices in contemporary game design, the collection is an attempt to both paint a portrait of the specific collective, and to try and thereby think a bit about the different contexts in which contemporary games are being made.
The essays feature an introduction to all 10 members of Klondike (current at time of writing), interviews with Pol, Gib, Delphine and Tyu, and an as-yet-un-published conclusion reflecting on global game design practice-as-work-of-art in an era of late capitalism.
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